I want to buy a new GPS and hope to find one simular to what Peter uses.

Think it's a Garmin 76cx? (Correct me if I'm wrong.)

I want the type of maps you have and how the animation is on your screen. Any suggestions where I can buy one in the Peg? And any ideas of costing now?

You might also consider GPS Central, in Calgary. They currently have the Garmin 76cx available for $489.00. Plus $12.00 shipping and 7% GST, works out to $536.00. There is also a USD $100.00 rebate available, dropping the price to $400.00.

You may wish to consider the 60 series. Had one out on a search & rescue exercise in the ravines on the east side of Riding Mountain in 4 m hazel and never lost lock all day. There were people along with 76 units that worked okay but they were the poor cousins in terms of field operation.

The 60cx is the most impressive field operations model I have used yet. Time between start up and lock (warm or cold) is unbelievable. The only thing I don't like about it is the plastic lip that the battery cover uses to anchor at the bottom. I dropped it once (1m to laminate floor) and as luck would have it, it landed right on that piece breaking it. I repaired it with the strongest super glue I could find, and it is holding but it irked me. The only design flaw on the otherwise perfect handheld GPS.

Oh one other minor thing. One thing I liked in the 76 model is that you could customize the number and font size of fields showing on the map page. I like the small fields so I could get all the info I needed on one screen (bearing, distance, ETA,track, speed), but on the 60s you only have the option of large fonts for those fields, and only up to 4 fields displayed which takes up most of the map. The 76s also have a bit bigger display.

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